Turbine.



L. s. FLA TAU.

, TURBINE. APPLIOATIOH- FILED FEB; 11, 1908.

Patented Nov; 10, 1908.

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TURBINE. I APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11;1908.

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LOUIS S. FLATKU, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURLASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'lO J. M. SCHOLFIELD,

' OF NEW YORK, N.Y. I

T RBINE.

Specification of Larsen Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

Application ma Iebmnry n, 1908. Serial No. 416,461.

To all whom it may concern:

Beiit known that I, Louis S. FLA'raU, a citizenpf the United States, re'sidingat St. Louis, in the county of St. LouisClty, and State of Missouri, have invented certain new "and useful Improvements in Turbine-Engines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates than iniprovenient in a turbine engine .which ran-be operated either by steam, water, or air, and the object the standards f1, lie the shell or casing t of s to provide an engine which will have the same power for a reverse motlon as for the forward motion and which can be .readily' reversed or given its forward motionat the option of th operator.

An'otherobjectis to'providea central-pipe haying steam ports or outlets at different paints therein which to the casing of the engine, whereby to cause it to revolve.

[The invention, relates togeertain other novel features of constructionand combinations of parts, which will' be hereinafter de-- scribed and pointed in the claims.

lo the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a riew in section ,2 is a vertical sec-' tiona-l ,view of the hollow spokes, and 'Fi 3% and 4: are views-of.the wheel vanes" or iorward and reverse motion" A, represents the base, and'1,1 thest'and: ards. onrnaled in the standards is a pipe 2, which is outlets 3, '3 therein andformsoracts'asaval easwellasasupport p [m2 and bet-ween :which" is preferably made in two-section's. on theplpe and beneath the p I andfi' which eirtend into the. standards and are held. fromrotation h set screws 7, 7;.

casing 'orjsheil .2 are the hubs 5 hubs are vconn to each other at their center by a screw-threaded connection as MS. '4

Extending outer ends by a pl 10 and are provided with outlet ports 11, 11; The hub 5. has similar spokes 12, 12 which are provided with plugs 7, 7 at their outer ends for clos ing the same. Outlet ports 14, 14 are formed.

in the sides of t1 spokes. .A web 15 is conthe, steam to pass through hollow spokes which convey the steam tothe van'es, which are connected outwardly fromthe hu'bso are" hollow spokes 9, 9, which are closed at theirnected to the spokes at their outer ends, both to thespok es 9, 9 and 12. 12,- which web ex-' tends a short distance from. the top of the spoke toward the. hub, and the outlets 11 and 11 in'the'spokes are on each side of the I ie'el vanes 16 and 1 7'are' connected to the shell or casing by, means, of bolts 18 passing through-the side walls of'the shell or casing. The vanes are preferably double,

and the wheel vanes'16 extend inone direc tion for-the forward mo'vement of the turbine, and the'vanes'll' extend in the reverse direction for the reverse movement, The

spokes and hub are r ceived between the double vanes. v c p 4 Connected to the'shell orcasing on one a gear 20 ona shaft 21 journaled in one of 'the standards, whereby. power is transmitted to the shaft when the turbine is rotated,

and the power can beused-for any .purpose by suitable connections on the shaft 21.

openings through the open end of the pipe.

The steam,- air, or wa :r is admitted into the pipe 2, and if itis desired to start the engine, the pipei's rotated until theopenings 3 register with the openings'ln the spokes 9, thereby permitting. the steam to pass through the spokes and out the openlngs 11 to the vane wheel 16, which strikes the Vane wheel at anangle-of about forty-five degrees, thereby causing thecasing 4 to revolve,-.and by-the web 15 extending between side-is a gear wheel 19, which meshes with the double vvanes assists in directing the steam to the vanes and by' the vanes being on each side ofthe spokes balances perfectly, and there is. no end thrustJlNdw to reverse the engine the steam is cut oil by movement the pipe 2, which :is turned untilthe open- 1 ing the casingto revolve in the reverse d1;

gs 3, 3. register with the, openings in the' spokes 12- when the steam enters the spokes [and passes out atfthe outer ends thereof against'the vanes of-the vane wheel'17, caus- Of course, when the engine is revolved motion is transmitted to the shaft 21, either a forward or reverse motion, and when it is desired to stop the engine and prevent any steam from entering the spokes 9 or 12, the pipe 2 is turned to zero, thereby preventing any of the apertures 3, 3 from registering with the openings in the spokes.

These engines can be made of any size and with a series of spokes, re-using the steam train other turbines, or using the steam from different sets of spokes, reversing with a clutch instead of reversing the engine and running-ate rapid rate of steam less the friction; By this improvement; I am en abled to start the engine and reverse the same by merel throwing the lever causing the pipe whici forms a support to rotate within the stationary hubs 5 and 6 until the openings 3reigister with the openings in the spokes 9 or 2 fo1' either aforward or'reverse motion, and by having the web 15 on the spoke it forms a support or strengthening means for the supports and by the- ,large openin between the hubs and-the.

lower edge 0? the web the steam can pass through this opening or pass out-through the outlet 25, to the o'uter'air;

, 13 having the two wheel vanes 16' and 17 ma e m sections-and connected to the casing 1 or shell 2 as shown, the hubs 5 and 6 could be materially reduced so that they would merely" rest onthe pipe through which the steam passes to the spokes as the double vanes afi'ord support for the ends of the spokes.

It is'evldent'th'at, slight changes might be resorted toiin'the form and arrangement of the J several parts described without depart-f ing mm the spirit and scope of my inven- 'tion, and hence I do not wish to. limit myself {)0 the exact construction herein set forth, I ut:'-

- v Having fully described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Let-. ters Patent is:-X Y a p 1.1. In a turbine engine, the combination with a casing, double vane wheels therein, of

a 'pipe upon which the: casingis' journaled having apertures therein, stationary spokes mounted on the pipefand receivedbetween' the -d'ouble vanes of the vanewheels, and

pipe, whereby the,

'registerwith the means for rotating the 1 hollow spokes ;for admitting steam to the vane wheels for rotating the casing.-

" .2. In a turbine =eng1n'e, the combination with a casing,-vanejwhee1s therein, of a pipe upon which the casing is journaled havlng aperturestherein, stationary spokes mounted on the pipe vane wheels,'and means for rotating the pipe whereby the apertures in the pipe will reg-.

ister with the hollow spokes for admitting and in communication with the steam to the vane wheels for rotating the casing. 3. n a v turbine engine, the combination with a caslng, of a pipe upon which the casing is mounted, vane wheels'connected to the casing, hollow spokes mounted on the pipe and in communication with the vane wheels,

ister with the hollows okes,.and means for operating the pipe w ereby steam is ad mitted to the. spokes and vane'wheels to give a forward or reverse movement to the casing; 1

4:. In a turbine engine, the combination with a casing, of a pipe upon which the easing is mounted having apertures therein, double vane wheels in the casing, hollow said pipe having openings adapted to regspokes mounted on the pipe and registering with the apertures therein, said spokes received betw en the double vanes of the vane wheels, am having openings thereln leading j to the vanes, and meansffor admittmg steam to the spokes and vane wheels whereby areverse or forward motion is transmitted tothe casing.

'5. In a with apasing,-of a pipe upon which the easing is mounted having openings therein,

vane wheels connected to the casing for forv. i ward and reverse motion, stationary hollow spokes mounted on the piperegistering with the openings therein, said spokes having openings in communication with the vane wheels,

- 6, In a turbine engine, the combination with a casing, of aplpe upon which the cas-' ing .is mounted having apertures therein, double vane wheels for forward and reverse motion connected to the casing, hollow spokes mounted on the pipe and registering with the openmgs thereln,

a web at the outer ends of the spokes received between the or.'reverse motion.

turbine engine, the combinationand means for admitting steam to the spokes and vane wheels for either forward or reverse motion.

7.111 a turbine engine, the combination v with a casing, of a pipe upon which the casing is mounted having apertures t erein, vane wheels connected tojthecasmg, hollow the apertures therein, said spokes in communication'with the vane wheels, said pipe having exhaust openings'thereln, and means for closing said pipe between the exhaust openings and apertures. 1

'spokes rnounted on the pipe registering with 

